Seahunt
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2002
We have never been to Disney just for the weekend before - our trips were usually 4-7 days in the past, but having recently moved to Florida, we thought it was time to try a weekend stay. We booked with Dreams Unlimited (Susan Haass) for the first time, and were amazed at their service, especially for a one night stay! Was it worth going for just Saturday/Sunday? Yes, yes, yes! We got to do everything we wanted to do, made it to all the parks plus revisited all the hotels we wanted to see in the two days. Especially good when Saturday night was E ride night at MK! We even had lunch at Cindy's without a PS and just a 30 minute wait! We picked a garden room at the Poly for a Florida resident rate of $222 (included tax), and were very happy with 2042 in the Tahiti building. Very spacious, quiet, non smoking, looked out at a pretty garden, close to the TTC and the Ferry Boat, with a special birthday cake surprise arranged for me from DU - another example of their fine service! It was VERY hot, and Disney was selling plenty of the little water bottles topped by a small fan @ $20 a pop, so buy before you hit the park and save some $. Another hint - if it is so hot that you could fry an egg on the sidewalk DON'T buy anything made from ice cream! We saw so many people holding dripping, sticky cones rushing to hurry up and swallow them down, and lots of kids with melted Mickey ice cream bars from the top of their heads to their shoes! Also, be careful at AK's "It's Tough to be a Bug" show - the signs outside say that some smaller children will be scared by the sounds, etc. and we saw MANY parents carrying their screaming children out during the show. Have never seen that before though, so maybe the heat had already just worn them out, or we just hadn't been seated beside so many of the really young kids before! (The older ones loved it) Anyway, the Disney magic is there even if you only have time for a short trip - and the Poly is still an extra special place.
